Ten Pound Island Lighthouse

Ten Pound Island Lighthouse is a memorial in Essex, Massachusetts. Ten Pound Island Lighthouse is situated nearby to Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial, as well as near Greasy Pole.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial and Sargent House Museum.

Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial

Memorial

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Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial is a historic memorial cenotaph sculpture on South Stacy Boulevard, near entrance of Stacy Esplanade in Gloucester, Massachusetts, erected in 1925.

Sargent House Museum

Museum

The Sargent House Museum is a historic house museum located at 49 Middle Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts. The museum is open on weekends from Memorial Day to Columbus Day, and offers guided tours of the historic home, a small gift shop, and rotating exhibits in its exhibit space. Sargent House Museum is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Ten Pound Island Lighthouse.

Gloucester station

Railway station

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Gloucester station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Located off Railroad Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Gloucester, it serves the Rockport branch of the Newburyport/Rockport Line. Gloucester station is situated 2,500 feet north of Ten Pound Island Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Gloucester Historic District and Gloucester.

Central Gloucester Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Central Gloucester Historic District encompasses the historic commercial, civic, and residential core of the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Gloucester

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Gloucester is a city in Massachusetts. One of the country's oldest settlements, established in 1623, it serves as America's oldest seaport. Although the sea is contributing less to the city's economy, Gloucester is still a true New England fishing center as immortalized in the movie The Perfect Storm.

Dogtown Commons

Hamlet

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Dogtown Commons is situated 2 miles north of Ten Pound Island Lighthouse.

Ten Pound Island Lighthouse

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Before you stretches Ten Pound Island. In 1821 a lighthouse was built on the island to safely direct sailing ships into Gloucester Harbor. Some of America’s greatest works of art were painted by Winslow Homer while staying at the keeper’s house in 1880...”
Category: historic site
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.61011° or 42° 36′ 36″ north

Longitude

-70.67° or 70° 40′ 12″ west

Open location code

87JFJ86J+22

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9502675715

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Highlights include Greasy Pole and Gus Foote Park.

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